Originally Posted by Crash

^^^ Correct on both counts. Don't rest your foot on the clutch and with the clutch completely disengaged, you can't ride it.

There's a "dead peddle" in all manuals where you can rest your foot. It's to the left of the clutch and usually puts your foot about 3/4 the distance of the clutch travel. First time I was learning to drive manual I had no idea about that and my leg was getting really tired. LOL